five minutes a day fixing my lotus

[tom kilner]

Great thought. ..

but I don't think that engine had the 907 sump crudely bolted to a rough cut steel plate. I see the oily fingerprints of a bodge-happy P.O. not the surgical gloves of a prototype engineer.

Shame indeed.

[tom kilner]

Appreciate the true majesty of the repair!

It's hard to imagine anything more impressive. LB says this part was unavailable for some time, so perhaps that's the reason? They also said some repairs are completely unfathomable.

 

[tom kilner]

These cams look hot!

 

And unworn.

Are they all like that?

 

[tom kilner]

Now if I'm not much mistaken...

...these are both 5e camshafts.

Thanks TAR! (Nov 2 2017)

102.5 degrees after and before tdc.

The pulley wheels are marked with red dots (110deg), should be yellow,  but I think the paint might not be original equipment. It certainly ran well.

[tom kilner]

A little something back from v10 motorcycles in Thornbury - the man owns an elite too!

 

[tom kilner]

Worked my way through the body mounting bolts today.

It would have been difficult without the manual.

[Chillidoggy]

On 12/02/2019 at 19:38, jonwat said:

I agree, it's ok for garden furniture etc but not worth the time & effort on anything automotive. 

I think the name is the most appealing thing about it, hence why it sells. Apart from that, I think it’s crap.

[tom kilner]

If I want to hammer right,

I  reach for the right  hammer.

[tom kilner]

The magic hoist of SteveV8 strikes again.

 

Once I'd found the seatbelt mounting bolts and released the handbrake cable and mounting bolts it was up up and away

[EXCEL V8]

Well done!  Great progress.  It's surprising how high you have to get the body to pull out the chassis isn't it?  Following with interest 😀

Pete

[tom kilner]

Seven blocks more or less, with an 8foot 4x4 post on going through the rear wheel arches under the back seats, blocks wide enough to pull the chassis through with wheels on.

At the front,  a 6foot post under the front chassis mounts, blocks just in front of the front wheels. I lifted the font with the engine hoist,  and tried to raise the back with a pair of 300kg-rated ratchet straps,  but the leverage was inadequate, so I used the trolly jack with various bits of wood,  blocks,  a ladder,  even the chassis crossmember acting as an elevated base to raise it inch by inch and take up slack with the straps.

Now it's resting on the beams, but still (lightly) strapped to the rafters to give a double fix for when I'm working under the body.

A lot of inspiration from posts on the forum helped me here.

[esprit s2]

So satisfying when that chassis rolls out from underneath. 

‘Am looking forward to watching it all come back together.

[silverfrost]

Fantastic,  job well done 

[SimonOmeara]

Good Job..😀

[tom kilner]

And now for some good news...

 

in the distributor department.

It doesn't look better just because it's new. It's also better. Time to ditch the ballast resistor wiring and selectiom of worn and mismatched components from the elite/sunbeam crossbreed

[EXCEL V8]

I'll be really interested to see how you get on with the 123 - I'm also considering it as an alternative to a crank-triggered set-up.

Pete

[esprit s2]

I’ve got a 123 on my Elite. No probs so far!

[tom kilner]

And now a replacement part nearly ready to roll the old one out - I think I'll replace the diff rubbers though

Galvanised and now por15ed.. If it sticks to the chassis like it sticks to my hands then I'm impressed.

[silverfrost]

Looks great Tom,    Galv and por15 ,  You will not have to worry about that rusting in your lifetime  i think   

[tom kilner]

Hmm diff rubbers 120 quid plus vat maybe i'll have a closer look first.

[EXCEL V8]

7 minutes ago, tom kilner said:

Hmm diff rubbers 120 quid plus vat maybe i'll have a closer look first.

That's why I'm using mine again!  They look OK, but time will tell!

Pete

[tom kilner]

4 minutes ago, EXCEL V8 said:

That's why I'm using mine again!  They look OK, but time will tell!

Pete

Time and a nasty knocking noise!

Looks an easy job with the body off. maybe not so easy reassembled.

 

[Straker]

Is there an alternative part? 

As they appear to be simple bushes I assume they must be common with something else or a universal size? They look v similar to Bedford cf front suspension bushes 

[esprit s2]

Those washers look wrong too to me (I don't know much!). 

Thought the washers should be the size of the bushes. Worth checking.

[tom kilner]

Here's a close up of the bush - it has a steel sleeve.

 

It appears to be made our of chocolate.

It fits nicely but doesn't look the same as the manual:

... nor do the washers.

Other vehicles' diff mounting bushes seen to be more or less the same price, but it seems you can get a whole suspension mounting kit in poly for triumphs for half the money.

Maybe they are the same? Quite a few other parts are tr6.